The Blue Economy CRC welcomes the Tasmanian Government’s release of the Hydrogen Industry Activation Study. The Study highlights exciting opportunities for the use of renewable hydrogen in Tasmania’s transport and maritime sectors and compliments research activities already underway in the [...]
The Blue Economy CRC welcomes the announcement of the Morrison Government's new legislation tabled to unlock investment in offshore energy projects. The Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Bill 2021 will establish a framework for the construction, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of offshore [...]
A message from the CEO Welcome to the Blue Economy CRC’s September update of our recent activities. I hope you can sense the feeling of excitement across all our Programs as our research and training programs gear up and results [...]
This month we farewell three of our BE CRC leaders. Whilst they are stepping down from their official roles within the CRC, we look forward to future collaborations through ongoing research. We also take the opportunity to welcome Prof Evan [...]
The Blue Economy CRC is pleased to announce the launch of its latest project Seeding Marine Innovation with the M4 Wave Energy Demonstrator in Albany. The project was launched on Friday 20th August by The Hon. Alannah MacTiernan MLC [...]
The Blue Economy CRC is proud to once again support the 2021 Ocean Impact Pitchfest. The Ocean Impact Pitchfest 2021 is a completely virtual, global initiative to find, support and accelerate innovative solutions that can transform the health of the [...]
Following the success of the recent webinar launch of the Offshore Wind in Australia report, the Blue Economy CRC will be hosting a follow-up industry panel session on Tuesday 10th August at 3pm. The recently released Blue Economy CRC Offshore [...]
A new report on Australia’s offshore wind potential calls for a renewed consideration of the substantial contribution offshore wind can contribute to Australia’s future clean energy mix. Image courtesy of Star of the South New research has found [...]
Unlocking the Blue Economy: is Seaweed One of the Keys? Worldwide, seaweed cultivation and utilisation are multi-billion dollar industries, yet Australasia plays little role in either. This is set to change, with growing interest in using our coastal and offshore [...]
Energy Market Lead, Robert Nicholson from Pitt & Sherry presented 'Hydrogen in the Blue Economy' this week at the 2021 Tasmanian Energy Development Conference, home to Australia’s only 200% renewables target, the nation’s leading hydrogen industry development plan, and a plethora [...]
Blue Economy CRC Research Director, Professor Irene Penesis and CEO Dr John Whittington have published a chapter about Australia’s Blue Economy CRC in a new book ‘Preparing a Workforce for the New Blue Economy: People, Products and Policies’. The book [...]
Facilitating Consenting and Deployment of Marine Energy Devices through Risk Retirement The Blue Economy CRC will host its next webinar on Wednesday 19th May from 12pm - 1pm (AEST) on 'Facilitating Consenting and Deployment of Marine Energy Devices through Risk Retirement'. [...]
Multipurpose Platform and Co-location of Aquaculture & Wind Farms The Blue Economy CRC will host it's next webinar on Wednesday 21st April from 4pm - 5pm (AEST) on 'Multipurpose Platform and Co-location of Aquaculture & Wind Farms'. Facilitated by Professor CM [...]
Biogeochemical Modelling Tools and Applications The Blue Economy CRC will host it's next webinar on Wednesday 17th March, 3.30pm – 5pm (AEDT) on 'Biogeochemical Modelling Tools and Applications'. Facilitated by Dr Beth Fulton, CSIRO the webinar will feature presentations from Louise [...]
2021 Participant Workshop Registrations Now Open Registrations are now open for the Blue Economy CRCs Annual 2021 Participant Workshop. The workshop will run from 24th – 26th March, 2021 at the W in Brisbane, Queensland. The workshop is open to [...]
Measuring the Depositional Footprint of the Blue Economy Dr Kay C. Vopel from Auckland University of Technology is leading the latest RP4, Environment and Ecosystems project on A Novel Approach to Measuring the Depositional Footprint. The project brings together expertise [...]
2021 Participant Workshop Registrations Opening Mid-February The Blue Economy CRC will be holding it’s Annual 2021 Participant Workshop on the 24th – 26th March, 2021 in Brisbane, Queensland. This workshop is open to Blue Economy CRC participants only. The event [...]
The Blue Economy CRC is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Kosala Gunawardane as the Deputy Program Leader of the Offshore Renewable Energy Systems Program. Dr. Kosala Gunawardane is currently a Senior Lecturer in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at [...]
Advances in Fish Pen Designs and Mooring Systems The Blue Economy CRC will host the 2nd webinar for 2021 on Thursday 4th February, 5pm – 6pm (AEDT) on 'Advances in Fish Pen Designs and Mooring Systems'. Facilitated by Prof CM [...]
How we Farm Salmon The Blue Economy CRC will host a participant-only webinar on Wednesday 20th December from 3pm - 5pm AEDT on 'How we Farm our Salmon'. Facilitated by Prof Chris Carter from the Institute for Marine and Antarctic [...]
Blue Economy CRC Announces Acquisition of Key R&D Infrastructure to Develop Offshore Hydrogen Microgrid The Blue Economy CRC together with Optimal Group, Macquarie Group and University of Tasmania is acquiring key R&D infrastructure to develop an offshore hydrogen microgrid to [...]
Hydrogen in the Blue Economy The Blue Economy CRC will host a public webinar on Wednesday 9th December from 3pm - 4.30pm AEDT on 'Hydrogen in the Blue Economy'. Facilitated by Ian Mackinnon from Queensland University of Technology, the presentation [...]
Use of Image Recognition Technology in Aquaculture Kylie Pitt from Griffith University is leading the latest RP4, Environment and Ecosystems project on the 'Use of image recognition technology to mitigate impacts of marine wildlife on aquaculture'. The project brings together [...]
Aquaculture Vessel Requirement Scoping Study Update In this month's RP1 news, Chris Shearer from BMT discusses the research being undertaken in the RP1 project 1.20.001: Aquaculture Vessel Requirement Scoping Study. Chris is a Registered Professional Mechanical Engineer, including RPEQ, NER, [...]
Key Challenges for Offshore/High Energy Salmon Aquaculture Production. In this month's RP2 newsletter, we feature two RP2 colleagues, Dr Polly Hilder from CSIRO, one of the most experienced aquaculture researchers and practitioners in Australia and Alex Johne, who is working [...]
The Blue Economy CRC has released its first 2019-2020 Annual Report. An excerpt from the Report.... 2019 - 2020 Annual Report Executive Summary The opportunities to grow the blue economy are vast. Australia, with the World’s third largest Exclusive Economic [...]
The Blue Economy CRC is pleased to announce the launch of the PhD Scholars program with PhD topics available across its five research programs now open for applications. Deadline for applications is 10th January, 2021. A PhD Scholarship with the [...]
Research Program 1, Offshore Engineering and Technology has published their initial findings in the Journal of Process Safety and Environmental Protection. The findings from the Scoping Project, 'Multi-purpose offshore/high energy platforms: concepts and applications' led by Dr Nagi Abdussamie (UTAS) [...]
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